Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 15 January 1901 — A Sadden Death at Kniman. [ARTICLE]

A Sadden Death at Kniman.

There was a very sudden death at Kniman Thursday night, Jan. 10th." There was a gang of hay press men working there and they had an evening party at some place in town. When the party was over a young man named Albert Webb escorted his young lady companion heme, and immediately after she entered the house he started and ran rapidly across the street and entered the yard of John Conner’s boarding hoifije, at the same time calling for help and making signs of great distress, and sat down on their yard walk. Mrs. Conner happened to see him and called Mr. Conner, who went to the door and opened it, asking Webb what he wanted. He tried to get into the house but fell/»n the pjrch, saying he was dying. Dr. Jones, who lives near, was hastily called, but when he arrived he found the young man dead. He pronounced ' the cause heart disease. His age was 33 years and his home at Cropsey, McLean Co, 111. He is said to have been a very estimable young man in all respeo'ts. The bedy was taken back to his home for burial, Friday.